Dr Brigid Duffy

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

 Dr Brigid Duffy is a HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience of working with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) team in the NHS. Brigid has expertise in working with Looked After and Adopted children and draws upon her knowledge of attachment theory and developmental trauma to guide her work. Brigid currently works in a dual role: Clinical Lead for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Senior Clinical Psychologist within the Children and Young people in Care Team in CAMHS.  Her special interests are: Child and Adolescent Psychology; Looked After and Adopted Children; Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children; Child Maltreatment/Abuse, Attachment and Loss, Assessment of Parenting, Contact Issues and Attachment Styles. 

Specialism

Adult Assessment, Child Assessment

Locations Covered

Bristol, Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Northampton, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Somerset, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire

As you may be aware, on the 14th April 2025 the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) announced changes to the Fair Access limit with a reduction of funding to £3000 and the discontinuation of the separate Fair Access Limit for specialist assessments.

We are currently working really hard to amend quotes for ongoing therapy work to fit within the new Fair Access Limit and working closely with Adopt South West and other local RAAs. We are also working closely with other specialist adoption support providers and therapeutic organisations including DDP connects and Theraplay UK to explore how we can continue to deliver specialist therapies within this limit.

If you are waiting for a new package of therapy please look out for correspondence from ASW or your regional adoption support agency, as they will need to regain your consent for the amended therapy contract.

If you are concerned about the impact of the delay on your family or have questions about the therapy or assessment you are waiting for please get in touch with Ellen or Jen and we will do our best to support you.

We will be contributing to a wider response to this and the following is a link to a petition requesting government action – Petition · Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund) – United Kingdom · Change.org